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U.S. GOVERNMENT Menu

Comprehensive Government Web Sites

Students.Gov: Student Gateway To U.S. Government
Portal of some Resources Originally on Students.Gov

Federal Student Aid Resoruces
http://studentaid.ed.gov/
Scholarships, grants, student loans, financial aid opportunities

USA Services - Federal Citizen Information Center - Info.Gov
http://www.info.gov/
"Have a question about Federal programs, benefits, or services? We handle millions of inquiries from citizens trying to find answers to their questions about government. Pick your favorite way to get out of the government maze!"

Gov Spot
http://www.govspot.com/
Is this the best web site on government? Check it out.

First Gov:
http://www.firstgov.org/
First Gov Reference Shelf
U.S. Government's official web portal

USA.Gov - U.S. Government Services
http://www.usa.gov/site_index.shtml
Find online services to conduct your business with the U.S. government, including web sites of departments and agencies. Search topics to find benefits, and locate travel information, forms, and government employment opportunities.

Agencies - Excecutive Branch

Federal Agencies Directory - Louisiana State University Libraries
http://www.lib.lsu.edu/gov/index.html

Federal Agencies Directory - USA.Gov
http://www.usa.gov/Agencies.shtml

Executive Branch Agencies - Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/fedgov.html

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Access Your Representative, E-Mails

Vote-Smart .Org
http://www.vote-smart.org/
Enter your zip code, find out your representative. Also find out your represenative's issue positions and voting records.

Congress.Org - Find Out Your U.S. and State Representatives - Enter Your Zip Code
http://www.congress.org/congressorg/dbq/officials/
In zip codes split across two or more districts, also enter your address, to find out your representative.

Tweet Your Representative - Use the Form
http://2gov.org/

U.S. Senate E-Mail Forms - Contact Your U.S. Senator
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

Web Sites of U.S. Representative for Your District - Look for Contact Information
http://www.house.gov/representatives/

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Legislation - U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives Web Site.
http://www.house.gov/

U.S. Senate Web Site
http://www.senate.gov/

News and Coverage on the U.S. Congress - C-SPAN
http://www.c-span.org/

Check Voting Records
http://www.govspot.com/shortcuts/votingrecords.htm

Current Legislation - Library of Congress - Thomas
http://thomas.loc.gov/
Bills, laws, Congressional Record, reports, and links to further information.

Search the U.S. Code: Menu Directory - Laws Made and Passed by the U.S. Congress
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/

U.S. Supreme Court

You may also see: Constitutional Law

Project Vote Smart - U.S. Supreme Court
www.vote-smart.org/ Jurisidcition of the U.S. Supreme Court - The current justices on the U.S. Supreme Court

Official U.S. Supreme Court Web Site - About the Supreme Court - Recent Supreme Court Opinions
http://www.supremecourt.gov/

Recent U.S. Supreme Court Slip Opinions - Justia.Com
http://supreme.justia.com/us/new-cases/

U.S. Supreme Court Decisions
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/supreme.html
Web site contains searchable database of the Supreme Court decisions since 1893, and it contains direct links to major Supreme Court decisions of the most recent two years.

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Federal Courts

Frequently Asked Questions: How to file a federal case, federal judges, and jury duty
http://www.uscourts.gov/faq.html

Comprehensive Information on the U.S. Judiciary
Legal Information - Lawyers.Com

Web Sites and Mailing Addresses of Federal Courts -Project Vote Smart
District Courts
Circuits Court of Appeals

Appelate.Net - U.S. Court of Appeals - Circuit Court of Appeals - Official Sites & Court Opinions
http://www.appellate.net/links/default.asp

U.S. Courts - Court Locator plus Electronic Services
http://www.uscourts.gov/

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Constitutional Law
(Major Landmark Court Decisions on U.S. Constitution)

Some Major Landmark Cases
Major Landmark Cases LandmarkCases.Org

Supreme Court Decisions, by topic
Major Landmark Cases LandmarkCases.Org
http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/topiclist.html
by Topic, Recent Years

To additional legal resources

U.S. Constitution

U.S. Constitution Annotated with Explanations of Case Law (court decisions and interpretations) for most Clauses of the Constitution. Very comprehensive
http://www.findlaw.com/casecode/constitution/.html
http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/constitution/

Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm Text of Declaration of Independence
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/ Information about the Declaration of Independence

Civil Rights

Your Rights in the Criminal Justice System - FindLaw.Com
http://criminal.findlaw.com/crimes/criminal_rights/

Constitutional Law & Criminal Procedure - National Paralegal College Web Page
http://nationalparalegal.edu/conLawCrimProc_Public/menu_conLawCrimProc.asp
Due Process, Equal Protection, Freedom of Expression, Searches, Police Interrogations, and Rights in Criminal Trials

Free Speech (1st Amendment)
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment01/

Search & Seizure (4th Amendment related) Links
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment04/

Miranda Vs. Miranda - National Paralegal.Edu; Phoenix, AZ
http://nationalparalegal.edu/conLawCrimProc_Public/PoliceInterrogation/MirandaVsArizona.asp